CVE-2015-5900

The protected range register in the EFI component in Apple OS X before 10.11 has an incorrect value, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (boot failure) via a crafted app that writes to an unintended address.

CVSS v2.0 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 -~~	() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 -
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/HT205267 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/HT205267 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2015-10-09 05:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:34

NVD link : CVE-2015-5900

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5900

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5900

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-254

7PK - Security Features

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